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'E. J. RILEY. I Dust-Pan.

No."225,302. Patented Mar. 9, 1880.

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ELIZABETH J. RILEY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

DUST-PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,302, dated. March9, 1880.

Application filed February 3, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELIZABETH J. RILEY, ofthe city of Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, have invented a newand useful 1mprovement in Dust-Pans, which improvement in fully setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dustpan. Fig. 2 is a plan ofthe'same, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the dotted line DE, Fig. 2.-

My invention consists in the use of a cap or cover, A, placed over theouter edge of the lip of an ordinary dust-pan, and securely fastenedover the edge of each side, or to the sides, in any suitable manner. Thedust-cover B at the rear of the pan 1 make larger than in the ordinarypan,and all the joints are made water-tight, as before using the pan itis partly filled with water, the moisture and evaporation causing thedust to settle, and it is retained in the pan.

over the lower part of the lip, the whole made watertight, for thepurposes described.

2. The combination of the cap A, dust-cover B, and long handle 0 with adust-pan, as and for the purpose specified.

ELIZABETH J. RILEY.

Witnesses S. W. GANTWELL, W. L. TAYLOR.

